date:Apr 25, 2014
ng analysts' estimate for a 3.4 percent rise, according to Consensus Metrix.
The first quarter was very difficult due to the barrage of winter storms, particularly in the U.S. Northeast, where most Dunkin' Donuts outlets are located, Chief Executive Nigel Travis told Reuters in an interview.
Dunkin' Donuts domestic coffee shops account for about 75 percent of the company's total sales. The company estimated that weather resulted in a 200 basis point drag on U.S. same-restaurant sales in the qu